Weaver moves to NY Times Mag as staff writer

The following excerpt announcement was sent out by The New York Times Magazine editor-in-chief Jake Silverstein: I’m thrilled to announce that the inimitable Caity Weaver will be joining the Magazine as a staff writer effective immediately. Caity came to The Times in 2018, and has principally worked for Styles since then. During that time Caity […]

NY Times seeks a Google/Alphabet reporter

Few tech companies have had as much of a cultural impact as Google and its parent company, Alphabet. The New York Times is seeking an ambitious, energetic and versatile reporter to cover Alphabet’s power and influence, from Google’s giant ad business and YouTube to futuristic operations like the self-driving car operation Waymo. Candidates must have […]

New York Times appoints Sengupta anchor for Climate Fwd newsletter

The following excerpt announcement was sent out from The New York Times: I’m glad to announce that Somini Sengupta is taking on an exciting new role as the anchor for our Climate Fwd newsletter. Climate Fwd is one of the most important ways we connect readers with our climate content. Because Climate Fwd is one […]

The Atlantic welcomes back Plott as staff writer

Elaina Plott will be rejoining The Atlantic as a staff writer this summer. Plott previously worked at The Atlantic as a staff writer from January 2018 to December 2019. Currently, she is a national political reporter at The New York Times. She has also worked as a staff writer at Washingtonian Magazine. She was also […]

WSJ’s Surman to join NY Times Live team as editor

Matt Surman will be joining The New York Times Live team as an editor, based in London. Surman was recently working as a senior news editor at The Wall Street Journal. Before that, he served as the Journal’s deputy editor for politics and economics EMEA, focusing on news from Europe, Middle East and Africa. He […]

NY Times adds to Live team

The New York Times has hired Matthew Mpoke Bigg as a live correspondent, based in London and Victoria Kim as a live correspondent, based in Seoul. Bigg was recently working as regional editor, Europe, at UNHCR, the U.N. Refugee Agency. Previously, he was at Reuters, where he held various roles, including specialist desk editor, senior […]

NY Times hires WSJ’s Audi as enterprise editor

New York Times national editor Jia Lynn Yang sent out the following on Monday: I’m very excited to announce that Tammy Audi will be joining National as enterprise editor. Tammy joins us from The Wall Street Journal, where since 2018 she has been the deputy on the Journal’s Enterprise desk (formerly known as Page One), […]

NY Times hits 10m subscription mark, acquires The Athletic

The New York Times has hit the milestone of reaching 10 million subscribers ahead of schedule, aided by its acquisition of the sports news website The Athletic. Prior to acquiring The Athletic, The Times added 375,000 digital subscriptions in the last three months of 2021 and by the last week of December, the company had […]

NY Times adds to Afghan bureau

The New York Times has appointed Thomas Gibbons-Neff Kabul bureau chief and Christina Goldbaum a correspondent in Afghanistan. Both will work closely with David Zucchino, a correspondent who will continue to rotate through Kabul with extended visits. Gibbons-Neff joined The Times in 2017 in the Washington bureau, covering the Pentagon. He headed to Kabul in 2020. Previously, […]

Lorenz to join Washington Post as tech columnist

Taylor Lorenz will be joining The Washington Post as a tech columnist, based in Los Angeles. However, she will be making frequent trips to the Post´s Washington D.C. newsroom. She begins Mar. 7. Currently, she is a technology reporter at The New York Times, where she writes about internet culture and the business of online […]